Historical perspective on the environmental bioavailability of DDT and its derivatives to Gulf of Mexico oysters

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dc.acquisition-srcReview of GBNEP-20 reference listen_US
dc.call-noAcc#3720 - Box#12en_US
dc.call-noEnvironmental Science and Technologyen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorSericano, J.L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWade, T.L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAtlas, E.L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBrooks, J.M.en_US
dc.contributor.otherEnvironmental Science and Technologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:04:03Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:04:03Z
dc.date.issued1990en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionpgs. 1541-1548en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractDDT and its metabolites, DDD and DDE, were analyzed in 479 oyster samples from the Gulf of Mexico between 1986 and 1988 as part of the National Status and Trends Mussel Watch (NS&T) Program. DDT and/or its derivatives were found in every sample analyzed in concentrations ranging over 2 orders of magnitude. DDT accounted for 3-6% of the total DDT burden in oysters. The remaining percentage was approximately equally distributed between DDD and DDE. After the first 3 years of the NS&T program, the geographical distribution of total DDT along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico has been well defined. Based on 3 years of data, there were only a few sites that had statistically significant monotonic changes in concentrations with time. However, when the present data set is compared to historical data for the Gulf of Mexico, a general decrease is observed. The rate of DDT disappearance, as monitored by Gulf of Mexico oysters, is comparable with its decline in other marine environments.en_US
dc.description.urien_US
dc.geo-codeTexas coasten_US
dc.geo-codeBrazos Riveren_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.history3/10/05 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/21510
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Archives Collection; TAMUG Periodical Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesAvailable through TAMUG's citation linkeren_US
dc.placeEaston, PAen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Societyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries3720.00en_US
dc.relation.urihttp://metalib.tamu.edu:9003/tamu/cgi/core/citation-linker.cgi?en_US
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dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectoystersen_US
dc.subjectCrassostrea virginicaen_US
dc.subjectdichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)en_US
dc.subjectchlorinated hydrocarbonsen_US
dc.subjectpesticidesen_US
dc.subjectchemical pollutionen_US
dc.subjectdichlorodiphenylethylene (DDE)en_US
dc.subjectbioaccumulationen_US
dc.titleHistorical perspective on the environmental bioavailability of DDT and its derivatives to Gulf of Mexico oystersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issuev.24, iss.10en_US

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